Wild CA -- Early Sierran Winter Bibliography

WILD CALIFORNIA

EARLY SIERRAN WINTER BIBLIOGRAPHY

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The Ecological Role of Fire in Sierran Conifer Forests

http://www.nps.gov/seki/fire/f_conif.htm

The role of fire in the habitat and natural history of the Sierran conifer forests are examined in this article from the Journal of Quaternary Research.

Ecological Subregions of the United States

http://www.fs.fed.us/land/pubs/ecoregions/ch33.html

The ecological subregion of "Sierran Steppe - Mixed Forest - Coniferous Forest" is examined in this web site. Information is included on flora, fauna, climate, and other factors.

Protected Areas

Lassen National Forest

http://www.r5.fs.fed.us/lassen/

Lassen Volcanic National Park

http://www.nps.gov/lavo/

The Yosemite Association

http://www.yosemite.org/

Yosemite National Park

http://www.nps.gov/yose/

Plants and Animals Featured in the Early Sierran Winter exhibit in Wild California Hall

Plants

Douglas-Fir

http://willow.ncfes.umn.edu/silvics_manual/Volume_1/pseudotsuga/menziesii.htm

http://www.orst.edu/instruct/for241/con/dfgen.html

http://www.cfr.washington.edu/class_pages/esc/esc200/pseudotsuga_menziesii.htm

Ceanothus - Ceanothus spp.

http://www.hortpix.com/pc972.htm

http://www.backcountryrangers.com/edibles/plants_soloframe.html?CEANOTHUS.html

Greenleaf Manzanita - Arctostaphylos patula

http://www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/apatula.htm

http://www.lclark.edu/~florance/planttax/ericaceae/a_patula.html

http://fire.org/feis/plants/shrub/arcpat/

Pine Drops – Pterospora andromedea

http://www.wsu.edu/~wsherb/images/Ericaceae/pterospora.html

http://www.nybg.org/bsci/res/lut2/pterdesc.htm

Sierra Currant - Ribes nevadense

http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/582.htm

http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Ribes+nevadense

http://www.backcountryrangers.com/edibles/RIBES.html

Birds

Great Horned Owl

http://www.gpnc.org/great.htm

http://www.zoomwhales.com/subjects/birds/printouts/Hornedowlprintout.shtml

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/bubo/b._virginianus$media.html

Mountain Chickadee

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i7380id.html

http://www.shop-maine.com/naturecraft/nci_mc.asp

Pygmy Nuthatch

http://www.nuthatch.birdnature.com/pignut.html

http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1998/forest/species/sittpygm.htm

Steller’s Jay

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/framlst/i4780id.html

http://birds.cornell.edu/BOW/STEJAY/

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~csparr/corvidweb/stellers.htm

White-Breasted Nuthatch

http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/id/mlist/h7270.html

http://www.birdsource.org/gbbc/birdid/wbnh/

http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/wbnut.htm

Mammals

Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

http://www.nps.gov/crla/nn-vl17a.htm

http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/mammalogy/spsa.html

http://www.scarysquirrel.org/current/gmantle/

Douglas Squirrel

http://www.naturepark.com/dsquirre.htm

http://www.yosemite.ca.us/john_muir_exhibit/writings/the_mountains_of_california/chapter_9.html

Sierra Pocket Gopher

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/whdab/cwhr/M085.html

Mule Deer

http://www.desertusa.com/feb97/du_muledeer.html

http://www.monstermuleys.com/muledeer.html

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/odochemi.htm

BOOKS

Anderson, Walt. The Sierra Buttes: A Naturalist's View. Chico, CA: Natural Selection, 1983. REF Wild California QH105 .C2 A63 1983.

Arno, Stephen F. Discovering Sierra Trees. Yosemite National Park, CA: Yosemite Natural History Association, 1973. REF Wild California QK484 .C2 A9 1973.

Basey, Harold E. Discovering Sierran Reptiles and Amphibians. Yosemite National Park, CA: Yosemite Natural History Association, 1976. Herp QL653 .C2 B37 1976.

Basey, Harold E. Basey's Sierra Nevada Textbook: A Complete Reference for the Sierra Nevada Student. Modesto, CA: Robin Works, 1991. REF Wild California QH104.5 .S54 B35 1991.

Brockman, C. Frank. Broadleaved Trees of Yosemite National Park. Yosemite National Park, CA: Yosemite Natural History Association, 1947. Main Serials QH105 .C2 Y67 v.26:1.

Chow, Leslie Stephen. Population Dynamics and Movement Patterns of Bighorn Sheep Reintroduced in the Sierra Nevada, California. Davis, CA: Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of California at Davis, Institute of Ecology, 1992. M&O QL737 .U53 C48 1992.

Drost, Charles A. Decline of Frog Species in the Yosemite Section of the Sierra Nevada. Davis, CA: Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of California, Institute of Ecology, 1994. Herp QL668 .E2 D76 1994.

Farquhar, Francis Peloubet. History of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1965. Pub & Main REF F868 .S5 F37 1965.

Fauver, Toni. Wildflower Walking in Lakes Basin of the Northern Sierra. Orinda, CA: Fauver and Steinbach, 1992. REF Wild California QK149.6 .L23 F38 1992.

Gaines, David. Birds of Yosemite and the East Slope. Lee Vining, CA: Artemisia Press, 1988. M&O QL684 .C2 G35 1988.

Gortner, Willis Alway. Ancient Rock Carvings of the Central Sierra: The North Fork Indian Petroglyphs. Woodside, CA: Portola Press, 1984. Main E78 .C15 G67 1984.

Gortner, Willis Alway. The Martis Indians: Ancient Tribe of the Sierra Nevada. Woodside, CA: Portola Press, 1986. Main E99 .M27 G67 1986.

Gould, Gordon I. Spotted Owl Distribution and Abundance in Yosemite National Park, 1988-1989. Sacramento, CA: State of California Dept. of Fish and Game, Nongame Bird and Mammal Section, 1993. Biodiv QL696 .S83 G68 1993.

Hill, Mary. Geology of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1975. Pub & REF Wild California QE90 .S64 H54 1975.

Hood, Mary V. Yosemite Wildflowers and Their Stories. Yosemite, CA: Flying Spur Press, 1969. Bot QK149.6 .Y68 H66 1969.

Horn, Elizabeth L. Sierra Nevada Wildflowers. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press, 1998. Bot QK149.6 .S64 H638 1998.

Matthes, Francois. The Incomparable Valley: A Geologic Interpretation of the Yosemite. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1950. REF Wild California QE90 .Y6 M33 1950.

Moore, Peggy E. Forage Site Characteristics of Reintroduced Mountain Sheep in the Sierra Nevada, California. Davis, CA: Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of California, Institute of Ecology, 1993. Main QL737 .U53 M66 1993.

Muir, John. The Yosemite: The Original John Muir Text. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1989. Main F868 .Y6 M92 1989.

Neely, William L. A Yosemite Naturalist's Odyssey. Mariposa, CA: Jerseydale Ranch Press, 1994. Main QH31 .N43 A3 1994

Roberts, Kevin. Spotted Owl Distribution and Abundance in Yosemite National Park, 1988. Sacramento, CA: State of California, The Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game, 1988. Main QL696 .S83 R62 1988.

Runte, Alfred. Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. Main QH105 .C2 R86 1990.

Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project. The Federal Forest Lands of the Sierra Nevada: Citizens' Guide to the Sierra Nevada Ecosystem Project (SNEP) Report. San Francisco: Wilderness Society . California/Nevada Regional Office, 1997. Biodiv REF GE155 .S54 S555 1997.

Sierra Summit Steering Committee. The Sierra Nevada: Report of the Sierra Summit Steering Committee. Sacramento, CA: Resources Agency of California, 1992. Biodiv REF HC107 .C22 S5 1992.

Storer, Tracy and Robert Usinger. Sierra Nevada Natural History. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1963. Bot QH105 .C2 S76 1963.

Tarp, Kirsten. Draft Recovery Plan for Gabbro Soil Plants of the Central Sierra Nevada Foothills. Portland, OR: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 1, 1998. Main QK86 .U6 T37 1998.

Verner, Jared and Allan S. Boss. California Wildlife and Their Habitats: Western Sierra Nevada. Berkeley: CA, 1980. Biodiv REF QL164 .C342 1980.

Weeden, Norman. A Sierra Nevada Flora. Berkeley, CA: Wilderness Press, 1996. REF Wild California QK149.6 .S64 .W43 1996.

Wildman, Ann Marie. The Effect of Human Activity on Great Gray Owl Hunting Behavior in Yosemite National Park, California. Davis, CA: Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit, University of California at Davis, Institute of Ecology, 1992. Main QL696 .S83 W54 1992.

Williams, Carroll B. Incidence and Effects of Endemic Populations of Forest Pests in Young Mixed-Conifer Forests of the Sierra Nevada. Berkeley, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, 1992. Main SB763 .C2 W54 1992.

Wilson, Lynn. Wildflowers of Yosemite. Yosemite, CA: Sunrise Productions, 1987. Bot QK149.6 .Y68 W54 1987.

Yosemite Centennial Symposium. Yosemite Centennial Symposium Proceedings. Denver, CO: Denver Service Center, 1991. Biodiv REF F868 .Y6 Y57 1991.

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

George, Michael. Owls. Chicago: Child's World, 1992. Pub Juv QL696 .S8 G46 1992.

Levinson, Nancy Smiler. Snowshoe Thompson. New York: Harper Collins, 1992. Pub Juv F868 .S5 T485 1992.

Ling, Mary. Amazing Wolves, Dogs, and Foxes. New York: Knopf, 1991. Pub Juv QL737 .C22 L495 1991.

Markert, Jenny. Yosemite. Chicago: Child's World, 1993. Pub Juv F868 .Y6 M34 1993.

VIDEOS

Owls Up Close. Carrboro, NC: Nature Science Network, 1991. (55 min.) Pub Ql696 .S8 O94 1991.

White Wolf. Burbank, CA: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1993. (60 min.) Pub QL737 .C22 W5 1993.

Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven. Los Angeles: Direct Cinema Limited, 1990. (58 min.) Biodiv F868 .Y6 Y68 1990.

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